1. With eyes like a gazelle's at dawn,
Have you seen the radiant sun thus?
١. ومالِئَةٍ مِن سَناها العيونَ
أَأَبصَرتَ شَمسَ الضحى هي كَذاكْ
2. She grinds gems into powdered pearl,
So dark are those two grinders!
٢. تَسوكُ حَصَى بَرد في عَقيق
فَيا لَهُما ظُلِما بالسّواك
3. No coffee is as musky as she -
Aroma they both partake.
٣. وما قَهوَةٌ مُيِّعَتْ مِسكة
فَبَينَهُما للأَريجِ اشتِراكْ
4. Sweeter than it is the spittle
Of night pierced by fate's spear.
٤. بِأَطيَبَ مِنها جَنى ريقَةٍ
إذا نَحَرَ اللَّيلَ رمحُ السماك
5. I've not tasted her mouth, but I
Bear witness to the fragrant wood.
٥. وما ذُقتُ فاها وَلَكِنَّني
نَقَلْتُ شهادَةَ عُودِ الأراك